Need a little help
 

Howdy folks!

I know its been ages; I have been working myself ragged and writing when I'm not working, so I've been busy, to put it mildly.

As I bragged about the last time I was here, I managed to sell some articles to cracked.com, and have been doing pretty well by it (as of yesterday I have made $250 for writing 5 articles).

I have a problem though, one of my articles is about cookbooks, and a few of them are missing some details, which at this point means that the article will never be published (although I have been paid for it). I have been brainstorming ways to get the info I need, then it occurred to me, I know a bunch of people who would be somewhat likely to own scary-ass cookbooks. So I am here to enlist the help of anyone who would be interested and has the means to help.

These are the books in question:
Cooking with a Serial Killer. Recipes From Dorothea Puente
The Dracula Cookbook of Blood
Brains and Brawn… Trotters and Tripe

In the article, for every book I include a review, usually from someone who sounds like a sociopath (actual reviews, not ones I've made up), and a sample recipe, usually something horrifying (like Silkworm Chrysalis Raw Cinnamon Cookies, that's from number 2 on the list).

Sadly, I am lacking recipes from the first two on the list, and a review for the last. I am not suggesting that anyone rush out and order these things (but if you do, PLEASE get me recipes and/or a review), but if you already have them, I could use a hand. For the one missing a review... this is for cracked so understand the review will not necessarily be cast in the best light, so use a pseudonym.

I thank anyone who helps in advance, and if all else fails, how the hell are you people doing? I figured since I haven't been here in a while I would just say hello and


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Who am I kidding?

This is my second published article for cracked, it ran last monday and was the most popular first run article ever. It has over a million views in just a week, and last monday when it ran was the single most profitable day in the history of cracked, which started (yes the magazine) back in 1958. Yes, I was very pleased.
http://www.cracked.com/article_17476...e-physics.html

Fucking awesome article. That frozen smoke blew my miiind.

I wish I owned those crazy cookbooks though so I could help out. Have you tried... ermm... torrenting them?

The guys walking on the liquid reminded me of cornstarch & water. Anyone ever played with that? Let it sit for a second and it turns solid- pick it up and it turns liquid.

That's cause that's what it was ;)

I love playing with cornstarch and water. I've been tempted to make a recycling box full so i could jump in it.

great job vod - sadly i have no cookbooks (let alone cool one's)

keep up the great writing!!

Thanks guys. I don't know why that particular article did as well as it idid, but I am, not about to argue with fate ;)



I have pretty much accepted that the cookbook article will never get run, which sucks because there was some good stuff in it. But, I have 2 more that will (one is tentatively slated for sunday) so we'll see.


So, what has everyone else been up to?

Yo Vod....how's the wife and daughter?


nice to see you around these parts.

Not bad. I work in Boston now so I am not home as often as I used to be, but Bree is hotter than ever and Lily is still brilliant :)

What specifically are you after?
Offal? Insect?
I've got 400-ish cookbooks of different descriptions here at home between myself and the chick, might be able to assist (a bit) but the problem is with a lot of these more "exotic" (or exotic by boring western description) items are done locally/rurally and haven't been published all that much.

I don't really have any gimmick-y cookbooks to speak of that might group recipes like these...

Anyways, let me know in 10 words what you're after, and I'll see if I can help.

- B.

That would be awesome. If by chance any of them are really weird (you have a good grasp of western culture, so you know what I mean) , and happen to be available through amazon or lulu.com or any other book site (that allows reviews), I could use the title, one really messed up recipe, and a review. Like I mentioned, this is for cracked.com, so the review won't necessarily be presented in the best light, although it won't necessarily be shown in a bad light or directly made fun of.

Some of the ones I have done so far, I let the review speak for the book, others, the reviewer clearly has some mental issues and that is mentioned.

If you happen to have any of the 3 mentioned up above, that would be incredible.


I know that was way more than ten words, but feel free to only read the 10 you want .:cool: